Liquid-volume recorder.



c. 1. GARRIGO & B. HAWKINS. LIQUID VOLUME RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-17, 1909. 94:1 007. Patented Nov. 23, 1909. 2SHEHT8-SHEET l.

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LIQUID VOLUME RECORDER. APPLIUATION FILED $1113.17, 1909.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

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srrais rift CHARLES 1V0 CARRICO AND BRYANT HAWKINS, OF OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY, AS- SIG-NORS OF THREE-FIFTHS TO $AID CAR-RICO AND TvVO-FIFTI-IS T SAID HAWKINS.

LIQUID-VOLUME RECORDER.

Application filed February 1'7, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES Ivo CAR- nioo and BRYANT HAWKINS, citizens of the United States, residing at Owensboro, in

5 the county of Daviess and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Liquid-Volume Recorders, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to an apparatus for measuring and recording quantities of liquid drawn from receptacles.

The primary object of the invention is to provide means which may be readily attached to and detached from one or more liquid containing receptacles to simultaneously record and measureapredetermined quantity of liquid.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus of the class set forth which may be connected to main and auxiliary tanks, the latter constituting a measuring receptacle, by virtue of which organization the employee or attendant in charge may readily manipulate the apparatus to obtain predetermined quantities of liquid and at all times be cognizant of the exact quantity of liquid that has been sold or otherwise disposed of and of the amount of liquid that remains in the main receptacle or tank. On the other hand, it will appear manifest that an arrangement of this kind will prevent an employee or other person from surreptitiously withdrawing any of the liquid contained in the tanks, thus subserving the interests of the employer and saving vast quantities of liquid.

The invention is further directed to the employment of the apparatus in conjunction with a pair of main receptacles or tanks i ith resultant advantages in obtaining suita 1 l ctbe admixtures of different liquids and the saving 0 "me, money and labor as hereinbefore set to th.

Generally speaking, the invention involves a two-way valve, a casing, and recording mechanism which is so arranged with respect to said valve that the movements thereof are at all times in consonance with the operation of the valve to cause the recordation of the precise quantities of liquid drawn off and at the same time preclude any possibility of the movement of the valve in but one direction.

To the accomplishment of the recited ob- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

Serial No. 478/1373.

jects, and others coordinate therewith, the preferred embodiment of our invention resides in that arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and embraced within the scope of the appended claims.

in said drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus, a portion of the casing being broken away to more clearly illustrate the recording mechanism. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the recording mechanism with the cover plate removed therefrom. Fig. 4t is a detail perspective view of the valve. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the cam sleeve. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective of the diebridge. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view of the takeup reel. Fig. 8 is a detail elevation of the tape holding device removed from the takeup reel, and Fig. 9 is a detailed view of the feed reel.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring more particularly to the drawings for a detailed description of our in vention, the numeral 5 designates a casing, which is provided with passages 6 and 7 de signed for suitable connection with the liquid containing receptacles, and an outlet opening 8 formed in the spout 9, which in turn is equipped with an integral hook 10, the latter obviously serving as a rest or support for the can or other receptacle in which the liquid is desired to be discharged. The casing 5 is furthermore provided with a transverse concentric bore 11 to serve as a receptive space for the substantially frustoconical shaped valve 12 having arranged approximately medially thereof an arcuate passage 13 which is manifestly adapted to establish alternate communication between the hereinbefore mentioned passages 6 and 7 or 7 and 8. integrally formed with and projecting from opposite ends of the valve 12 is a squared boss 14 and a screw-threaded extension 15, the base of which is enlarged and also squared as at 16, the said boss 1a having detachable connection with the handle 17, and the extension 15 and base 16 thereof having mounted thereon the internally screw-threaded cam sleeve 18 and a ratchet 19 respectively, a nut 20 being interposed for the purpose of obtaining a secure assemblage of these parts. It will be noted in this connection that. a circular depression 21 is positioned on one side of the valve casing 5 to accommodate the ratchet 19 and the nut 20 and that a spring 22 is mounted in operative relation to said ratchet to pre vent any retrograde movement.

The registering mechanism is housed in a quadrilateral casing 2 the Bottom of which lirs contiguous one side of the valve casing 5 and is secur d thereto by any suitable means. its exhibited in l ig. of the accompanying dra 'ings, we preferably mount a feed spool 9% and a take-up spool 25 in proximity to opposite corners of the casing, the said spools being rabbeted, as 2G, and being otherwise loosely secured to the bottom of said casing for free and uninterrupted rotative movement. The feed spool or reel Ql is designed to carry a coil spring 27 at its lower proximal end which exerts pressure upon the annular member and forces the same longitudinally against the roll of tape 25), the upper or outer edge of the roll being held against the underneath side of the thumb screw 29.

automatically conmensatc for the contraction and expansion of the tape which is due to the variation of the :tUDOSPllQlltf temperature.

The take-up reel 25 has mounted at its lower terminal a peripherally toothed wheel ll) and is equipped with a concentric bore 31 and a peripheral groove -32, the latter being the longer of the two. and both being disposed in the direction of the reel. 'lhis bore and groove are designed to receive the correlative projections or pins 33 and 3t which depend from the head 35'. the shorter pin serving to hold the device in proper relative 5 position to the spool 21:- and the longer pin serving to hold one end of the tape in the groove The tape furthermore depends for its guidance between the reels upon the rollers 36 and 37, and a paw 2-38 is located at one side of the casing 223 for positive engagement with the peripherally toothed wheel.

Upon inspection of Fig. 5 of the drawings it will be observed that the cam sleeve 18 has integrally formed therewith a pair of curvilinear projections 39 and it) which mesh in proper sequence with the teeth of the wheel 30 and the leaf spring ll, as will be presently set forth. The lower extremity of this leaf spring is deliected at substantially right angles and is secured to the vertically disposed post 4-2, and the upper extreinital portion carries a puncn 4-3 having in this instance the general conformation of Fig. 5. Being secured to one side of the casing by rivets or other suitable fastening means, as it, and projecting inwardly a sutlicient dis tance so that its outer tlat surfa "e will be in in this manner we maintain the edge of the tape even and Fig. 1 of the dra ings.

juxtaposition to the punch 43 when the latter is operated is a bridge il-3. A corresponding die as is positioned medially of the llat surface of the bridge and is designed to have exact registration with the punch l and furthermore dispose of the particles of waste paper that are punched from the tape. lt will be noted that the tape traverses the Hat portion of the bridge, and. owing to the disposition of the guide rollers 36 and 37, is always maintained in close contact therewith and is prevented from being subjected to any lateral displacement.

For maintaining the valve in its proper r lative position we have devised the following arrangement and construction. The outer terminal of the handle 17 is provided with a depending projectioi'i 4? designed to support a rod 4-8, upon which is suitably mounted a coil spring 45), the inner end of said rod being enlarged, as at 50, for engagement with the depressions 51 on the edge of the valve casing. It will be seen that upon oscillating the valve handle 17 the spring will cause the enlarged portion so of the rod l8 to engage either of the depressions 51 and thereby auton'iatically lock said handle against movement. ls will appear ianifcst, the handle may be readily discugagcd by pulling on the rod 48.

in practical operation, and assuming that the passages (3 and T are connected respectively to main and aucillarv tanks. and the capacity of the latter is live gallons. the passages (3 and 7 normally conn'uunicat'c. as shown in Fig. l. of the drawings. X ow when it is desired to discharge the contents of the ancillary measuring vessel it only bra-omes necessary to oscillate the handle 17 and cause the mssage 13 of the valve 12 to set up connnunication with the p". :ages 7 and S of the casing, as indicated by dotted lines in Simultan-eously with the movement of the valve a commonsurate movement of the cam sleeve 18 takes place, the lower projection 40 engaging and advancing one point a tooth on the take-up reel 30, thereby unwinding the tape from the feed roll 2d. Upon still further rotation of the cam sleeve 18 the topmost projection 35) impinges against the rear side of the lea spring ll which is in the path of movement, and forces said spring against the flat surface of the bridge 41:5 and c auses the punch l-S to be placed in registration with the die 46 so that the figure will be cut into the tape. By this time the recording"mechanism will have reached its normal position and the passage 13 of the valve 12 will again establish communication between the given tanks.

It should be understood that in its broader aspects our invention comprehends the em-/ recited functions. The adaptability of the device to main and ancillary tanks has only been described by way of exemplification as it will appear obvious that the apparatus is intended to supply a vast field of utility. While the arrangement shown is thought, at the present time, to be preferable, it is desired to reserve the right to effect such modifications and variations thereof as may come fairly within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, is

1. The combination with a valve and a casing therefor, of a housin carried by said casing, a cam sleeve having a pair of projections and movable with said valve, a tape feed reel, a take-up reel, and means actuated by said projections for advancing the tape and recording thereon the actuations of the valve.

2. The combination of a valve movable in one direction only and a casing therefor, of a housing carried by said casing, a cam sleeve having a pair of projections and movable with said valve, a tape feed reel, a take up reel, and means actuated by said projections for advancing the tape and recording thereon the actuations of the valve.

3. The combination with a valve and a casing therefor, of a housing carried by said casing, a cam sleeve having a pair of projections movable with said valve, a tape feed reel, a take-up reel having a peripherally toothed wheel, a punch, a bridge having a die for said punch, one of said projections being designed for engagement with the teeth of said wheel to cause the tape to advance and the other projection adapted to sequentially force the punch in contact with the paper for recording the actuations of the valve.

a. The combination with a valve and a casing therefor, of a detachable cam sleevei movable with said valve and having a pair of projections, a tape feed reel, a take-up reel, means actuated by said projections for advancing the tape and recording thereon the actuations of the valve.

5. The combination with a valve and a casing therefor, of punching recorder mechanism, a handle for said valve, a spring pressed rod carried by said handle, said casing having depressions therein which are adapted to receive one terminal of said rod and thereby lock the handle withrespect to the casing.

6. The combination with a valve and a casing therefor, of a tape feed reel, a takeup reel, said take-up reel having a concentric bore and a peripheral groove, a head having pins adapted to removably engage said bore and groove, and means actuated by the movement of the valve for advancing the tape and recording the actuations of the valve.

7. The combination with a valve and a casing therefor, of a tape feed reel, a sleeve for said reel, said sleeve having an annular flange, a coil spring adapted to engage said flange and force the latter in engagement with the tape, a take-up reel, and means actuated by the movement of the valve for advancing the tape and recording thereon the actuations of the valve.

8. The combination with a valve and a casing therefor, of a tape feed reel, a takeup reel, a sleeve for said feed reel, said sleeve having an annular flange, a coil spring adapted to engage said flange and force the latter against the tape, said take-up reel having a concentric bore and a peripheral groove, a head having pins adapted to enter said bore and groove, and means actuated by the movement of said valve for advancing the tape and recording thereon the actuations of the valve.

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES IVO CARRICO. BRYANT HAWVKINS. Witnesses M. DALY, J. T. BURCH. 

